2006–07 Minnesota Wild season

This 2006–07 Minnesota Wild season began on October 5, 2006. It was the Wild's seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season Excluding seven shootout goals allowed, the Wild finished the regular season with just 184 goals allowed, the fewest in the NHL.

Season standings Here is how the Wild did in the standings in 2006–07.

Playoffs The Minnesota Wild ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's seventh seed.

Schedule and results

Regular season

| 1 || October 5 || Colorado || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || OT || Fernandez || 18,568 || 1–0–0 || 2 ||

| 2 || October 7 || Nashville || 5 – 6 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 2–0–0 || 4 ||

| 3 || October 10 || Vancouver || 1 – 2 || Minnesota || SO || Fernandez || 18,064 || 3–0–0 || 6 ||

| 4 || October 12 || Washington || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || SO || Fernandez || 18,064 || 4–0–0 || 8 ||

| 5 || October 14 || Columbus || 0 – 5 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 5–0–0 || 10 ||

| 6 || October 18 || Minnesota || 2 – 1 || Los Angeles || OT || Fernandez || 14,617 || 6–0–0 || 12 ||

| 7 || October 20 || Minnesota || 1 – 2 || Anaheim || || Fernandez || 13,430 || 6–1–0 || 12 ||

| 8 || October 21 || Minnesota || 4 – 1 || San Jose || || Fernandez || 17,496 || 7–1–0 || 14 ||

| 9 || October 25 || Los Angeles || 1 – 3 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 8–1–0 || 16 ||

| 10 || October 27 || Anaheim || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || SO || Fernandez || 18,568 || 9–1–0 || 18 ||

| 11 || October 29 || Minnesota || 1 – 4 || Colorado || || Fernandez || 17,615 || 9–2–0 || 18 ||

| 12 || November 2 || Vancouver || 2 – 5 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 10–2–0 || 20 ||

| 13 || November 4 || Nashville || 4 – 3 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 10–3–0 || 20 ||

| 14 || November 7 || Minnesota || 1 – 3 || San Jose || || Fernandez || 17,233 || 10–4–0 || 20 ||

| 15 || November 11 || Minnesota || 3 – 2 || Los Angeles || SO || Fernandez || 17,479 || 11–4–0 || 22 ||

| 16 || November 12 || Minnesota || 2 – 3 || Anaheim || || Backstrom || 16,306 || 11–5–0 || 22 ||

| 17 || November 14 || Minnesota || 3 – 4 || Phoenix || || Fernandez || 12,002 || 11–6–0 || 22 ||

| 18 || November 16 || Minnesota || 7 – 6 || Nashville || SO || Backstrom || 12,759 || 12–6–0 || 24 ||

| 19 || November 18 || Colorado || 2 – 1 || Minnesota || SO || Backstrom || 18,568 || 12–6–1 || 25 ||

| 20 || November 20 || Minnesota || 3 – 5 || Ottawa || || Fernandez || 18,094 || 12–7–1 || 25 ||

| 21 || November 22 || Minnesota || 2 – 4 || Montreal || || Backstrom || 21,273 || 12–8–1 || 25 ||

| 22 || November 24 || Phoenix || 0 – 4 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 13–8–1 || 27 ||

| 23 || November 25 || Minnesota || 3 – 5 || Columbus || || Fernandez || 15,493 || 13–9–1 || 27 ||

| 24 || November 29 || San Jose || 2 – 1 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 13–10–1 || 27 ||

| 25 || December 1 || Detroit || 3 – 0 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 13–11–1 || 27 ||

| 26 || December 2 || Minnesota || 3 – 4 || Dallas || SO || Backstrom || 17,027 || 13–11–2 || 28 ||

| 27 || December 5 || Chicago || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || SO || Fernandez || 18,568 || 14–11–2 || 30 ||

| 28 || December 7 || Calgary || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || SO || Fernandez || 18,568 || 15–11–2 || 32 ||

| 29 || December 9 || Chicago || 4 – 5 || Minnesota || OT || Fernandez || 18,568 || 16–11–2 || 34 ||

| 30 || December 12 || Minnesota || 2 – 5 || Calgary || || Fernandez || 19,289 || 16–12–2 || 34 ||

| 31 || December 14 || Minnesota || 1 – 3 || Edmonton || || Fernandez || 16,839 || 16–13–2 || 34 ||

| 32 || December 16 || Minnesota || 1 – 2 || Vancouver || || Backstrom || 18,630 || 16–14–2 || 34 ||

| 33 || December 19 || Vancouver || 2 – 5 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 17–14–2 || 36 ||

| 34 || December 22 || Minnesota || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Fernandez || 20,066 || 17–15–2 || 36 ||

| 35 || December 23 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || OT || Fernandez || 18,568 || 18–15–2 || 38 ||

| 36 || December 26 || Minnesota || 3 – 4 || Toronto || || Fernandez || 19,355 || 18–16–2 || 38 ||

| 37 || December 27 || Minnesota || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Backstrom || 20,066 || 18–17–2 || 38 ||

| 38 || December 29 || Columbus || 3 – 4 || Minnesota || OT || Fernandez || 18,568 || 19–17–2 || 40 ||

| 39 || December 31 || Anaheim || 3 – 4 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 20–17–2 || 42 ||

| 40 || January 2 || Atlanta || 1 – 5 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 21–17–2 || 44 ||

| 41 || January 4 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 2 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 21–18–2 || 44 ||

| 42 || January 6 || Colorado || 2 – 1 || Minnesota || SO || Fernandez || 18,568 || 21–18–3 || 45 ||

| 43 || January 9 || Minnesota || 0 – 3 || Calgary || || Backstrom || 19,289 || 21–19–3 || 45 ||

| 44 || January 11 || Minnesota || 5 – 2 || Vancouver || || Fernandez || 18,630 || 22–19–3 || 47 ||

| 45 || January 12 || Minnesota || 4 – 2 || Edmonton || || Fernandez || 16,839 || 23–19–3 || 49 ||

| 46 || January 14 || Minnesota || 4 – 3 || Chicago || SO || Fernandez || 11,091 || 24–19–3 || 51 ||

| 47 || January 16 || Edmonton || 2 – 1 || Minnesota || || Fernandez || 18,568 || 24–20–3 || 51 ||

| 48 || January 19 || Minnesota || 3 – 0 || Chicago || || Fernandez || 12,333 || 25–20–3 || 53 ||

| 49 || January 20 || Dallas || 2 – 1 || Minnesota || SO || Backstrom || 18,568 || 25–20–4 || 54 || |- · | 50 || January 26 || Calgary || 1 – 2 || Minnesota || SO || Backstrom || 18,568 || 26–20–4 || 56 ||

| 51 || January 27 || Minnesota || 2 – 3 || Columbus || || Fernandez || 18,136 || 26–21–4 || 56 ||

| 52 || January 30 || Minnesota || 5 – 2 || St. Louis || || Fernandez || 10,445 || 27–21–4 || 58 ||

| 53 || February 1 || Minnesota || 5 – 3 || Colorado || || Backstrom || 17,286 || 28–21–4 || 60 ||

| 54 || February 3 || Minnesota || 1 – 0 || Phoenix || || Backstrom || 17,115 || 29–21–4 || 62 ||

| 55 || February 6 || Minnesota || 2 – 4 || Dallas || || Backstrom || 17,660 || 29–22–4 || 62 ||

| 56 || February 8 || Florida || 2 – 4 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 30–22–4 || 64 ||

| 57 || February 10 || Carolina || 4 – 5 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 31–22–4 || 66 ||

| 58 || February 14 || Vancouver || 3 – 2 || Minnesota || OT || Backstrom || 18,568 || 31–22–5 || 67 ||

| 59 || February 17 || Minnesota || 4 – 1 || Nashville || || Backstrom || 17,113 || 32–22–5 || 69 ||

| 60 || February 18 || Minnesota || 3 – 5 || St. Louis || || Backstrom || 13,721 || 32–23–5 || 69 ||

| 61 || February 20 || Dallas || 1 – 2 || Minnesota || SO || Backstrom || 18,568 || 33–23–5 || 71 ||

| 62 || February 22 || Minnesota || 4 – 3 || Colorado || || Backstrom || 18,007 || 34–23–5 || 73 ||

| 63 || February 25 || Edmonton || 1 – 4 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 35–23–5 || 75 ||

| 64 || February 28 || Minnesota || 1 – 2 || Calgary || OT || Harding || 19,289 || 35–23–6 || 76 ||

| 65 || March 1 || Minnesota || 5 – 0 || Edmonton || || Harding || 16,839 || 36–23–6 || 78 ||

| 66 || March 4 || Minnesota || 3 – 4 || Vancouver || OT || Backstrom || 18,630 || 36–23–7 || 79 ||

| 67 || March 6 || San Jose || 3 – 0 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 36–24–7 || 79 ||

| 68 || March 8 || Minnesota || 2 – 1 || Boston || || Backstrom || 13,709 || 37–24–7 || 81 ||

| 69 || March 9 || Minnesota || 5 – 1 || Buffalo || || Harding || 18,690 || 38–24–7 || 83 ||

| 70 || March 11 || Colorado || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || OT || Backstrom || 18,568 || 39–24–7 || 85 ||

| 71 || March 13 || Minnesota || 3 – 2 || Vancouver || OT || Backstrom || 18,630 || 40–24–7 || 87 ||

| 72 || March 15 || Minnesota || 2 – 1 || Edmonton || || Backstrom || 16,839 || 41–24–7 || 89 ||

| 73 || March 17 || Minnesota || 4 – 2 || Calgary || || Backstrom || 19,289 || 42–24–7 || 91 ||

| 74 || March 20 || Phoenix || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 43–24–7 || 93 ||

| 75 || March 22 || St. Louis || 1 – 5 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 44–24–7 || 95 ||

| 76 || March 24 || Los Angeles || 1 – 4 || Minnesota || || Harding || 18,568 || 45–24–7 || 97 ||

| 77 || March 27 || Calgary || 1 – 0 || Minnesota || SO || Backstrom || 18,568 || 45–24–8 || 98 ||

| 78 || March 29 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || Minnesota || || Harding || 18,568 || 45–25–8 || 98 ||

| 79 || March 31 || Minnesota || 1 – 2 || Colorado || || Harding || 17,192 || 45–26–8 || 98 ||

| 80 || April 3 || Edmonton || 0 – 3 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 46–26–8 || 100 ||

| 81 || April 5 || Edmonton || 0 – 3 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 47–26–8 || 102 ||

| 82 || April 7 || St. Louis || 1 – 5 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 18,568 || 48–26–8 || 104 ||

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || April 11 || Minnesota || 1 – 2 || Anaheim || || Backstrom || 17,180 || 0 – 1 ||

| 2 || April 13 || Minnesota || 2 – 3 || Anaheim || || Backstrom || 17,324 || 0 – 2 ||

| 3 || April 15 || Anaheim || 2 – 1 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 19,224 || 0 – 3 ||

| 4 || April 17 || Anaheim || 1 – 4 || Minnesota || || Backstrom || 19,174 || 1 – 3 ||

| 5 || April 19 || Minnesota || 1 – 4 || Anaheim || || Backstrom || 17,318 || 1 – 4 ||

Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only. Player Regular season Playoffs 12 RW 78 31 33 64 6 46 5 1 1 2 −2 4 38 LW 71 25 39 64 0 28 5 1 3 4 −1 0 10 RW 48 30 27 57 12 40 5 3 1 4 3 8 96 C 82 20 37 57 13 14 5 1 1 2 −3 0 9 C 82 20 34 54 6 58 5 1 0 1 −1 4 28 C 77 13 31 44 8 24 4 0 0 0 −1 0 21 RW 76 19 20 39 9 18 5 1 0 1 2 0 8 D 77 7 18 25 16 26 5 0 1 1 1 14 92 RW 82 11 13 24 −9 21 5 0 0 0 −1 2 37 C 62 9 15 24 3 30 5 0 1 1 1 4 26 D 57 3 20 23 −3 52 3 0 2 2 0 0 5 D 76 3 19 22 −4 64 4 0 0 0 −1 2 33 D 51 3 17 20 −15 22 3 1 1 2 1 0 19 LW 75 7 11 18 3 47 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 D 80 4 13 17 22 58 5 0 0 0 1 4 41 D 81 0 15 15 9 36 5 0 0 0 2 4 11 LW 48 10 3 13 −7 38 55 D 82 2 10 12 0 42 5 0 1 1 −3 0 17 C 61 3 3 6 −8 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 RW 23 2 3 5 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 7 11 C 10 2 0 2 310 18 RW 12 1 1 2 −2 10 32 G 41 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 2 4 D 9 0 1 1 4 0 24 LW 48 0 1 1 0 120 4 0 1 1 0 20 27 RW 11 0 1 1 0 0 35 G 44 0 0 0 12 83 RW 9 0 0 0 −1 4 29 G 7 0 0 0 0 23 C 4 0 0 0 −1 4 67 LW 3 0 0 0 −1 0 6 D 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltending Player Regular season Playoffs 32 Niklas Backstrom 41 23 8 6 1028 73 1.97 .929 5 2227 5 1 4 145 11 2.22 .924 0 297 35 Manny Fernandez 44 22 16 1 1158 103 2.55 .911 2 2422 — — — — — — — — — 29 Josh Harding 7 3 2 1 174 7 1.16 .960 1 361 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Niklas Backstrom William M. Jennings Trophy Niklas Backstrom Manny Fernandez League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Brian Rolston NHL First Star of the Week Niklas Backstrom (February 25) NHL Third Star of the Week Niklas Backstrom (April 8)

Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Niklas Backstrom October 7, 2006 Benoit Pouliot November 22, 2006 Shawn Belle December 1, 2006 Joel Ward December 16, 2006

Transactions The Wild were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades Date Details Ref To Minnesota Wild To Los Angeles Kings To Minnesota Wild To New York Rangers To Minnesota Wild To Pittsburgh Penguins To Minnesota Wild To New Jersey Devils

Players acquired